Eddie Gilfoyle

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Time and again evidence has emerged to question the safety of Eddie Gilfoyle’s conviction, in 1993, for murdering his wife. More than once, The Times has requested the release of documents, the existence of which was wrongly denied by Merseyside Police.

The Crown Prosecution Service has just released a sheaf of police notes that reveal how the Merseyside force lost crucial evidence on the day that Mr Gilfoyle’s pregnant wife Paula was found hanged. Forensic evidence could easily have been destroyed as ladders beside the body were moved, the corpse was cut down and the noose was incinerated. No photographs